CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-16184

Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

Published: Sep 09, 2019 | Modified: Aug 24, 2020
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A CSV injection vulnerability was found in Limesurvey before 3.17.14 that allows survey participants to inject commands via their survey responses that will be included in the export CSV file.

Weakness

The product saves user-provided information into a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as a command when the file is opened by a spreadsheet product.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Limesurvey Limesurvey * 3.17.14 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References